On Veterans Day we remember those who have served in the United States armed forces, and many of us have ancestors who served in some capacity in the military.

The Family History Guide has a wealth of resources to help you trace your ancestry in the military, including links to records, articles, videos, and databases. Here’s a quick summary of what you can find in the United States pages for military research:

• Goal E1: Learn about military records – This has an intro video and three Choices with extensive resources to help you with your research.
• Goal E2: Explore military records by conflict – This covers research and records for these wars involving the U.S.: Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, World War II, and Korean War, plus additional conflicts.
• Military Goals in U.S. State pages – Each state has a Goal 6 for military records and resources in that state, including QUIKLins to a wide variety of military record collections.
• The Vault – This super-page in The Family History Guide has hundreds of additional links for articles and videos about tracing ancestors who served in the U.S. military.
• Class Outlines – In the Trainers menu, the Class Outlines page has a United States section with six class outlines for teaching and learning about U.S. military records and resources.

Many country pages in The Family History Guide also have Goals for military research. For example, there is Goal 9 in the England page and an extensive list of military records in the United Kingdom collector page.

You might also enjoy this new RootsTech Reel about military records and artificial intelligence, produced by James Tanner:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fV1Rjv93ekc